Delhi: Mandatory tests, isolation for all those flying from UK
According to Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, the government will also contact all those who arrived from the UK in the past two weeks. Updated: December 22, 2020 11:39:59 am
A health worker collects swab sample for COVD-19 test at M Block CP in New Delhi (Express File Photo by Amit Mehra)
With a
new Covid-19 strainbeing detected in the United Kingdom, the Delhi government will test all passengers coming to Delhi from the country from Tuesday. While the Ministry of Civil Aviation
has suspended all flightsconnecting India to the UK till December 31, there are three flights scheduled to reach Delhi on Tuesday.
1,100 healthcare workers and district officials undergo training to administer Covid-19 vaccine in capital
On Monday, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan said India may begin vaccinating people against Covid-19 in January and the government’s first priority has been safety and efficacy of the vaccine. December 22, 2020 2:03:31 am
In line with the central government’s guidelines, data of about 1.25 lakh healthcare workers (government and private) has been compiled by the state government for the first phase of vaccination.
Around 1,100 healthcare workers and district officials across Delhi have been trained so far under the extensive training programme for 3,500 healthcare workers who will be administering Covid vaccine shots once they are made available in the city.
Delhi: Death rate still over 2%, daily cases dip to half in past week
Experts said the current fatality rate is not a cause of worry for the city, which has been reporting a steady decline in the daily number of cases. Updated: December 21, 2020 4:39:35 am
Delhi has witnessed a drop in its covid cases over the last few days.
The fatality rate of Covid-19 cases in Delhi has remained above 2% in the last two weeks, with 26 more deaths reported Sunday. The death rate, based on data from the last 10 days, is 2.54% while the national average is 1.45%.
The city saw 1,091 new cases the lowest since August 24 on Sunday. The total number of cases is 6,17,005, while the death toll stands at 10,277. The daily positivity rate continues to be on the lower side, with 1.31% testing positive of 83,289 persons tested in the last 24 hours.
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AIIMS study flags lack of exercise, rise in screen time
A cross-sectional web-based survey was taken on 995 people between August 15 and August 30 across various cities, towns and villages in India. The data was collected through an online survey and telephonic interviews. December 11, 2020 1:45:54 am
The study noted a decline in physical exercise. (Photo: Abhinav Saha)
Almost nine months of the pandemic marginally improved people’s eating behaviour, yet a third of participants gained weight as physical activity declined while screen and sitting time increased, a study conducted by AIIMS researchers to evaluate Covid’s impact on lifestyle changes has found.
Mental health was also adversely affected and quarantine-induced stress and anxiety showed an increase by a unit in nearly one-fourth of the participants.